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B016346 - POST HARVEST PLANT PATOLOGY AND FOOD SAFETY
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Course program
Academic Year 2014-15
Course year
Second year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
AGR/12 - PLANT PATHOLOGY
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
48
Teaching Term
22/09/2014 ⇒ 19/12/2014
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
ITALIAN
Course Content
he course will deal with the ecological and biological aspects of mycotoxigenic fungi; main mycotoxins; kits for mycotoxin detection; preventive measures to minimize mycotoxin contamination of animal feed and foodstuffs; methods of detoxification.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Textbooks:
Mycotoxin in agriculture and food safety. K. K. Sinha e D. Bhatnagar (eds), 1998, Marcel Dekker, Inc.
Duplicated lecture notes.
Mycotoxin in agriculture and food safety. K. K. Sinha e D. Bhatnagar (eds), 1998, Marcel Dekker, Inc.
Duplicated lecture notes.
Learning Objectives
To focus on the main aspects concerning the risk of mycotoxin contamination of foods and feeds
Competence acquired (at the end of the course):
Management of the risk of mycotoxin contamination of foods and feeds
Skills acquired (at the end of the course):
Diagnosis of mycotoxigenic fungi; knowledge of measures for preventing mycotocosis.
Competence acquired (at the end of the course):
Management of the risk of mycotoxin contamination of foods and feeds
Skills acquired (at the end of the course):
Diagnosis of mycotoxigenic fungi; knowledge of measures for preventing mycotocosis.
Prerequisites
Courses to be used as requirements (required and/or recommended)
Courses required: Post harvest plant pathology
Courses recommmended: Organic chemistry, Microbiology
Courses required: Post harvest plant pathology
Courses recommmended: Organic chemistry, Microbiology
Teaching Methods
CFU: 3
Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc...): 75
Hours reserved to private study and other indivual formative activities: 48
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours): 10-12
Contact hours for: Laboratory (hours): 4
Contact hours for: Laboratory-field/practice (hours): 11
Seminars (hours): 0-2
Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc...): 75
Hours reserved to private study and other indivual formative activities: 48
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours): 10-12
Contact hours for: Laboratory (hours): 4
Contact hours for: Laboratory-field/practice (hours): 11
Seminars (hours): 0-2
Further information
Frequency of lectures, practice and lab, although non compulsory, is strongly recommended
Type of Assessment
Exam modality: oral examination on the subjects of lectures and laboratory
Course program
Fungi involved in human diseases: primary and secondary mycosis and mycotoxicosis. Biological aspects of main mycotoxigenic fungi (species of Aspergillus, Peniciliium, Fusarium, Alternaria). Main mycotoxins (aflatoxins, ochratoxin, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, T-2 toxin, fumonisin, patulin). Kits for mycotoxin detection, preventive measures to minimize mycotoxin contamination of animal feed and foodstuffs. Chemical and biological methods of detoxification.